give stick

English

Etymology

From the literal sense of beating someone or something with a stick (especially a hockey stick).

Verb

give stick (third-person singular simple present gives stick, present participle giving stick, simple past gave stick, past participle given stick)

To abuse, insult, or denigrate.

Usage notes

In the phrase “give stick”, give is the verb and stick is the direct object. Like most uses of give, this one requires either an indirect object, as in “he gave me stick”, or a preposition object with to, as in “he gave stick to his critics”.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:give stick.

单词	give stick
释义	give stick English Etymology From the literal sense of beating someone or something with a stick (especially a hockey stick). Verb give stick (third-person singular simple present gives stick, present participle giving stick, simple past gave stick, past participle given stick) To abuse, insult, or denigrate. Usage notes In the phrase “give stick”, give is the verb and stick is the direct object. Like most uses of give, this one requires either an indirect object, as in “he gave me stick”, or a preposition object with to, as in “he gave stick to his critics”. Quotations For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:give stick.
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